The conservatism of a religion - it's orthodoxy - is the inert coagulum of a once highly reactive sap.
Eric HofferUnlimited opportunities can be as potent a cause of frustration as a paucity or lack of opportunities.
Eric HofferThere is a powerful craving in most of us to see ourselves as instruments in the hands of others and thus free ourselves from the responsibility for acts which are prompted by our own questionable inclinations and impulses.
Eric HofferImitation is often a shortcut to a solution. We copy when we lack the inclination, the ability or the time to work out an independent solution. People in a hurry will imitate more readily than people at leisure. Hustling thus tends to produce uniformity. And in the deliberate fusing of individuals into a compact group, incessant action will play a considerable role.
Eric Hoffer